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HON301 with Dr Mahafza

Fall 2025 Seminars

Course Title Description Time Hours Instructor
HON 301 - H01 Sing The Ch-Ch-Changes

From the music of the Harlem Renaissance to the protest songs of the 1970s, to 鈥淏orn This Way鈥 and 鈥淪ave the World,鈥 we鈥檒l discuss how music and what music might be used to propel change moving forward.

R 1:00-2:20

1.0 STAFF

HON 301 - H02

Accessible Engineering

Students will examine real-world accessibility challenges, study existing solutions, and engage in human factors design practices.

W 4:00-4:50

1.0 STAFF

HON 301 - H03

Anime Debates Through structured debates around hypothetical scenarios from popular series such as My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, and One Punch Man, students will discuss topics such as 鈥淲ould you rather live in the zombie apocalypse of Resident Evil or face the colossal threats in Attack on Titan?鈥 and 鈥淲ho would win in a fight: Ichigo with his fully realized bankai or Aizen with the Hogyoku?鈥

M 11:00-11:50

1.0 Pham Hieu

HON 301 - H04

Large Language Models

This seminar will introduce students to the fundamentals of generative AI, their real-world applications, and the ethical and societal concerns they raise

R 4:20-5:10

1.0 Chen Cheng
HON 301 - H05 Yoga: Theory and Practice Combine philosophical discussion of the Bhagavad Gita with yoga instruction delivered by a certified instructor. (1st 10 weeks) F 1:00-2:20 1.0 Friedman Susan
HON 321-H01 Honors ISE 321 Supplement

Discuss aspects of engineering economy. 

This course also "honorizes" ISE 321 for a total of 4 Honors hours.

(Pre/Co-requisite: ISE 321)

M 4:20-5:10

1.0 TBD

HON 201 - H1

 

Scholarships and Graduate School Prep

Learn about graduate school and graduate fellowship application processes. Develop a plan and create drafts of personal essays for getting into graduate programs.

Open to freshmen. GPA of 3.75 required. (First 7-week session)

TR

1:00-1:55

1st 7 Week Course 

1.0 J. Staton